EFFECT OF THE 2ND-DERIVATIVE PARAXIAL TERM IN THE SCALAR MAXWELL EQUATION ON AMPLITUDE LOSSES AND REFLECTIONS IN OPTICAL FIBERS

Authors
VOROBEICHIK I MOISEYEV N NEUHAUSER D
Citation
I. Vorobeichik et al., EFFECT OF THE 2ND-DERIVATIVE PARAXIAL TERM IN THE SCALAR MAXWELL EQUATION ON AMPLITUDE LOSSES AND REFLECTIONS IN OPTICAL FIBERS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 14(5), 1997, pp. 1207-1212
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1207 - 1212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1997)14:5<1207:EOT2PT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The scalar Maxwell's equation, including the often-neglected second-de rivative paraxial term, is solved. This term is shown to increase the loss of the amplitude of the light beam inside a single-mode optical f iber. The reflected (backward-traveling) wave that is due to the secon d-derivative term is obtained from the calculation of the scattering m atrix as formulated in quantum-mechanical dynamical problems. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.